JP2012250452A - Channel repairing member and channel using the same, and method of manufacturing channel repairing member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new channel repairing member, a channel using the same and a method of manufacturing the channel repairing member; to provide a channel repairing member which is reinforced with a reinforcing fiber and besides can be diametrically enlarged and has reduced cost; and to provide a channel using the channel repairing member and a method of manufacturing the channel repairing member.SOLUTION: The channel repairing member 10 includes a pipe body 12 and the reinforcing fiber 14, and is diametrically enlarged in an existing channel 100 to be closely adhered to the inner surface of the existing channel, thereby repairing the existing channel 100. The reinforcing fiber 14 is a composite yarn including a core yarn (22) formed from a general fiber and a sheath yarn (24) formed from a high strength fiber and wound around the outer surface of the core yarn (22), and is wound around a pipe wall part of the pipe body 12 in the peripheral direction. When the channel repairing member 10 is diametrically enlarged, the core yarn (22) is elongated or broken and accordingly, the spiral shaped sheath yarn (24) is deformed to become longer into a straight line, consequently the channel repairing member 10 can be diametrically enlarged. The channel repairing member, which is reinforced with the reinforcing fiber and besides can be diametrically enlarged and has reduced cost, is thereby provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pipe repair member, a pipe using the pipe repair method, and a method for manufacturing the pipe repair member. In particular, for example, after being inserted into an existing pipe, the diameter is expanded and the inner face of the existing pipe is adhered. The present invention relates to a pipe repair member, a pipe using the pipe repair member, and a method for manufacturing the pipe repair member.

  An example of a conventional pipe repair member of this type is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In the pipe repair member (pipe repair pipe body) of Patent Document 1, a coating layer of a thermoplastic resin is formed on the inner and outer surfaces of a tubular woven fabric, and the inner and outer coating layers are formed on the cloth of the tubular woven fabric. It is integrated through. The weft yarn of the tubular woven fabric is made of a high-rigidity yarn such as glass fiber, and the tubular woven fabric has a woven and shrunk shape in the circumferential direction so that the diameter of the repair pipe can be expanded. .

Patent Document 2 discloses a technique related to a plastic pipe used as an alternative to a metal pipe such as a cast iron pipe or a steel pipe. In the plastic pipe of Patent Document 2, a reinforcing sheet is disposed between the conduit made of plastic and the anticorrosion layer. This reinforcing sheet is affixed in a state where a plurality of reinforcing fiber filament bundles formed of high-strength fibers such as aromatic polyamide fibers are arranged in parallel and linearly with the surface of the synthetic resin holding sheet. Is formed.
Japanese Patent No. 3473801 [B29C 63/34] Japanese Patent No. 3540205 [F16L 11/00]

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a tubular woven fabric is used for reinforcing the repair pipe, but the equipment for weaving the fibers in a cylindrical shape is special and expensive. In addition, it is difficult to uniformly form the coating layer on the inner and outer layers of the tubular woven fabric, and the equipment is also special and expensive. That is, the repair pipe body of Patent Document 1 is difficult to manufacture and the equipment cost is increased.

  Moreover, in the technique of patent document 2, the reinforcement fiber filament bundle is formed by the continuous body of the single material which has high intensity | strength, and the expansion | extension of the circumferential direction of a plastic pipe is controlled. That is, since it is difficult to increase the diameter of the plastic pipe of Patent Document 2, it cannot be applied to a pipe repair member used in a pipe repair method in which the diameter is increased in an existing pipe and is in close contact with the existing pipe.

  Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a novel pipe repair member, a pipe using the pipe repair member, and a method for manufacturing the pipe repair member.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a pipe repair member, a pipe using the same, and a method of manufacturing the pipe repair member that can be expanded in diameter while being reinforced with a reinforcing fiber and can be reduced in cost. It is.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. Note that reference numerals in parentheses and supplementary explanations indicate correspondence with embodiments described later in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention.

  A first invention is a pipe repair member that is inserted into an existing pipe line, then expanded in diameter and is in close contact with the inner surface of the existing pipe line, and is formed by a thermoplastic resin. Provided with a reinforcing fiber wound around the pipe body in the circumferential direction, and the reinforcing fiber is formed of a core yarn that expands or breaks when the diameter is expanded, and a high-strength fiber. It is a pipe line repair member containing the sheath thread wound around an outer surface.

  In the first invention, the pipe repair member (10) includes a pipe main body (12) and a reinforcing fiber (14), and is expanded in diameter after being inserted into the existing pipe line (100). Repair existing pipes by making close contact with the inner surface. The tube body is made of a thermoplastic resin. Further, the reinforcing fiber is disposed on the tube wall portion of the tube main body, for example, the inside of the tube wall or the outer surface of the tube wall, and is wound in the circumferential direction of the tube main body. As the reinforcing fiber, a composite yarn formed by the core yarn (22) and the sheath yarn (24) wound around the outer surface of the core yarn is used. The core yarn is formed of general fibers such as nylon and polyester, and is stretched or broken when the diameter of the pipe repair member is expanded during construction. That is, as the fiber forming the core yarn, the condition at the time of diameter expansion of the pipe repair member, for example, when a pressure of about 0.05-0.5 MPa is applied at a high temperature of about 90-100 ° C. Fibers that easily stretch or break are used. The sheath yarn retains the strength and pressure resistance of the pipe repair member after diameter expansion (after construction), and is formed of high-strength fibers such as aromatic polyamide fibers and glass fibers. Here, the high strength fiber means a fiber having a tensile strength of 10 cN / dtex or more. When the diameter of the pipe repair member is expanded during construction, the pipe repair member can be expanded by deforming so that the core thread extends or breaks, and the sheath thread extends along with it.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a repair pipeline member that can be expanded in the circumferential direction while being reinforced with reinforcing fibers. Further, since it is not necessary to manufacture a reinforcing fiber woven in a cylindrical shape, the cost can be reduced, and a repair pipe member having a large diameter can be manufactured relatively easily.

  The second invention is dependent on the first invention, and the maximum diameter at the time of diameter expansion is defined by the effective length per circumference of the sheath yarn.

  In the second invention, the maximum diameter when the pipe repair member (10) is expanded is defined by the effective length (the length in the direction perpendicular to the axis or the cross-sectional projection length) per circumference of the sheath yarn (24). . Therefore, the pipe line repair member can be properly adhered to the inner surface of the existing pipe line.

  3rd invention is dependent on 1st or 2nd invention, a pipe line repair member heats at the predetermined temperature, and performs the said diameter expansion, The softening temperature of a core thread is below the said predetermined temperature Yes, the softening temperature of the sheath yarn is higher than the predetermined temperature.

  In 3rd invention, a pipe line repair member (10) is diameter-expanded by heating at predetermined temperature. The core yarn (22) is formed of a fiber having a softening temperature equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature (heating temperature), and the sheath yarn (24) is formed of a fiber having a softening temperature higher than the predetermined temperature.

  According to the third invention, since the core yarn is softened when the diameter of the pipe repair member is expanded, the core thread is easily stretched or broken when the diameter is expanded, and the diameter of the pipe repair member can be expanded more easily. .

  A fourth invention is dependent on any one of the first to third inventions, and the reinforcing fiber is wound in the circumferential direction on at least two inner and outer layers with respect to the tube axis direction of the tube body.

  In the fourth invention, the reinforcing fiber (14) is a two-way winding (left and right winding) wound in the circumferential direction on at least two layers inside and outside the tube axis direction of the tube body (12).

  According to the fourth invention, the strength and pressure resistance of the pipeline repair member can be improved.

  A fifth invention is dependent on any one of the first to fourth inventions, and the reinforcing fiber is formed in a sheet shape and then disposed on the tube wall portion of the tube body.

  In the fifth invention, after the reinforcing fiber sheet (30) is formed using the reinforcing fiber (14), the reinforcing fiber sheet is wound around the pipe body (12) in the circumferential direction, so that the reinforcing fiber is piped. It is wound in the circumferential direction of the main body. For example, as the reinforcing fiber sheet, at least a part of the warp is plain woven using reinforcing fibers.

  A sixth invention is dependent on any one of the first to fifth inventions, and further includes a high-strength yarn disposed on the tube wall portion of the tube body and extending in the tube axis direction.

  In the sixth invention, the tube wall portion of the tube body (12) is provided with a high-strength yarn (32) extending linearly in the tube axis direction in addition to the reinforcing fibers (14). The high-strength yarn is formed of high-strength fibers such as aromatic polyamide fibers and glass fibers, similarly to the sheath yarn (24).

  According to the sixth invention, since the elongation in the tube axis direction is restricted, it is difficult to break when drawn into the existing pipeline.

  A seventh invention is a pipeline whose inner surface is repaired by using the pipeline repair member of any one of the first to sixth inventions.

  In the seventh invention as well, the same effects as those of any of the first to sixth inventions are exhibited, and the existing pipe line and the pipe line repairing member cooperate with each other to have a strength that can withstand internal pressure and external pressure. A pipeline having pressure resistance can be provided.

  The eighth invention is a method of manufacturing a pipe repair member that is inserted into an existing pipe and then expanded in diameter and is in close contact with the inner surface of the existing pipe, and (a) a core that expands or breaks when the diameter is expanded Producing a reinforcing fiber formed by a yarn and a sheath yarn formed by high-strength fibers and wound around the outer surface of the core yarn; (b) forming a cylindrical inner layer formed by a thermoplastic resin; And (c) a method of manufacturing a pipe repair member, including the step of winding the reinforcing fiber manufactured in step (a) around the outer surface of the inner layer formed in step (b) in the circumferential direction.

  In the eighth invention, in step (a), for example, a plurality of ordinary fibers are twisted to form a core yarn (22), and a plurality of high-strength fibers are twisted to form a sheath yarn (24). The reinforcing fiber (14) is manufactured by winding the sheath yarn spirally around the outer surface of the core yarn. In step (b), for example, a thermoplastic resin such as hard polyethylene is extruded into a cylindrical shape to form the inner layer (18). In step (c), the reinforcing fibers are arranged in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the formed inner layer. A pipe line repair member (10) is manufactured by winding. The outer layer (20) can also be formed by further coating a thermoplastic resin such as hard polyethylene on the outside of the reinforcing fiber wound around the inner layer.

  According to the eighth aspect of the invention, it is possible to manufacture a repair conduit member that can be expanded in the circumferential direction while being reinforced with the reinforcing fiber at a low cost. In addition, a repair pipe member having a large diameter can be manufactured relatively easily.

  According to this invention, it is possible to provide a repair conduit member that can be expanded in the circumferential direction while being reinforced with reinforcing fibers. Further, since it is not necessary to manufacture a reinforcing fiber woven in a cylindrical shape, the cost can be reduced, and a repair pipe member having a large diameter can be manufactured relatively easily.

  The above object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

It is an illustration figure which shows operation | movement of the pipe repair member when repairing a pipe line using the pipe repair member of one Example of this invention, (A) is insertion of the pipe repair member in the existing pipe line The state of time is shown, (B) shows the state in the middle of diameter expansion of a pipe line repair member, (C) is an illustration figure which shows a mode that the pipe line repair member closely_contact | adhered to the inner surface of the existing pipe line. It is sectional drawing which shows the pipe line repair member of FIG. It is an illustration figure which shows the pipe line repair member which abbreviate | omitted a part of outer layer in order to demonstrate the arrangement | positioning aspect of a reinforcement fiber. It is an illustration figure which shows the external appearance of a reinforced fiber. It is an illustration figure which shows typically an example of operation | movement of the reinforcement fiber at the time of diameter expansion of a pipe line repair member. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the elongation of the reinforcement fiber at the time of changing the number of twists, and tensile strength. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the manufacturing apparatus of a pipe line repair member. It is an illustration figure which shows the pipe line repair member which abbreviate | omitted a part of outer layer and a part of outer side reinforcement fiber in the other Example of the pipe line repair member of this invention. In the further another Example of the pipeline repair member of this invention, it is an illustration figure which shows the pipeline repair member which abbreviate | omitted a part of outer layer. In the further another Example of the pipeline repair member of this invention, it is an illustration figure which shows the pipeline repair member which abbreviate | omitted a part of outer layer.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a pipe repair member 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is for repairing an existing pipe 100 such as a water and sewage system, an agricultural waterway, an industrial waterway, and a gas pipe. The diameter of the existing pipeline 100 is expanded after being inserted into the pipeline 100, and the existing pipeline 100 is repaired by being in close contact with the inner surface of the existing pipeline 100. As will be described in detail later, since the pipe repair member 10 is reinforced by the reinforcing fibers 14, the underground pipe 100 (internal pressure pipe) embedded in the underground where the internal pressure acts is particularly the above-described existing pipe 100. It is suitably used for repair.

  The material of the existing pipeline 100 to be repaired is not particularly limited, and the pipeline repair member 10 is applied to repair of various existing pipelines 100 such as reinforced concrete pipes, ceramic pipes, cast iron pipes, steel pipes and synthetic resin pipes. Is possible. The size of the existing pipeline 100 to be repaired is not particularly limited, but the pipeline repair member 10 has a nominal diameter (inner diameter) of 75 to 700 mm and a repair length of several meters to several hundred meters. It is suitably used for repairing the pipe line 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pipe repair member 10 includes a cylindrical pipe body 12 formed of a thermoplastic resin such as hard polyethylene or hard polyvinyl chloride, and a reinforcement disposed inside the pipe wall of the pipe body 12. Fiber 14 is provided. That is, the pipe repair member 10 is a long cylindrical body having a three-layer structure in which the inner surface and the outer surface of the intermediate layer 16 including the reinforcing fibers 14 are covered with the inner layer 18 and the outer layer 20 formed of a thermoplastic resin. is there. In this embodiment, the thermoplastic resin is a high density polyethylene resin.

  The outer diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is set to be slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the existing pipe line 100, and after expanding the diameter at the time of construction, the same size (including almost the same size) as the inner diameter of the existing pipe line 100 Is set to be Moreover, the thickness of the whole pipe wall of the pipe line repair member 10 is set according to the outer diameter, for example, is 2-10 mm. Specifically, when the outer diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is 150 mm, the thickness of the entire pipe wall is, for example, about 3-4 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reinforcing fiber 14 is wound in the circumferential direction of the tube body 12. In FIG. 3, an interval is formed between adjacent reinforcing fibers 14 so that it can be easily understood that the reinforcing fibers 14 extend spirally, but the adjacent reinforcing fibers 14 are in close contact with each other. They may be overlapped with each other. Of course, it may be arranged so that the interval is wide as in FIG. The intermediate layer 16 may be formed of only the reinforcing fibers 14, or may include a thermoplastic resin that forms the tube wall of the tube body 12 in addition to the reinforcing fibers 14. That is, the inner layer 18 and the outer layer 20 may be integrated via a thermoplastic resin passing between the reinforcing fibers 14, or may be divided by the reinforcing fibers 14 in which the inner layer 18 and the outer layer 20 are in close contact.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the appearance of the reinforcing fiber 14. Referring to FIG. 4, the reinforcing fiber 14 is a composite yarn formed by a core yarn 22 and a sheath yarn (entangled yarn) 24. In this embodiment, the core yarn 22 is formed in a rod shape, and the sheath yarn 24 is wound along the outer surface of the core yarn 22.

  The core yarn 22 expands or breaks when the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is expanded during construction. That is, as the fiber forming the core yarn 22, a fiber that expands or breaks under the conditions for expanding the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is used. As an example, the diameter is expanded by heating at a predetermined temperature (usually, the heating temperature is set to a temperature at which the thermoplastic resin forming the tube wall of the tube body 12 starts to soften) and pressurization at a predetermined pressure. In the case of the pipe repair member 10, as the fiber forming the core yarn 22, a pressure of about 0.05 to 0.5 MPa is applied under the diameter expansion condition, for example, at a high temperature of about 90 to 100 ° C. Fibers that stretch or break when used are used. In the case of the pipe repair member 10 that is heated and expanded at a predetermined temperature, the core yarn 22 has a softening temperature equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature (heating temperature) so that the core yarn 22 is easily stretched or broken during the diameter expansion. It is preferable to form with the fiber which has. However, since the core yarn 22 needs to maintain the spiral shape of the sheath yarn 24 when the reinforcing fiber 14 is wound in the circumferential direction in the pipe body 12 in the manufacture of the pipe line repair member 10 described later, At least it has the strength. In addition, since the fiber which forms the core yarn 22 uses the general fiber which has low intensity | strength or high elongation compared with the high strength fiber which forms the sheath yarn 24 mentioned later, the core yarn 22 is formed hereafter. The fibers that do this are sometimes called general fibers.

  Specifically, as the general fiber forming the core yarn 22, any of synthetic fiber, inorganic fiber, natural fiber, and the like may be used. Polyamide fiber, polyolefin fiber, polyester fiber, polyvinyl chloride fiber And synthetic fibers such as polyvinyl alcohol fibers, polyacrylonitrile fibers and polyurethane fibers, semi-synthetic fibers such as cellulosic fibers, and natural fibers such as cotton, hemp and wool. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Can be used by mixing them. Of these, polyamide fibers or polyester fibers are particularly preferable. Further, these fibers may be long fibers or short fibers.

  The sheath yarn 24 retains (reinforces) the strength and pressure resistance of the pipe repair member 10 or the pipe body 12 after diameter expansion (after construction), and is formed of high-strength fibers. Here, the high-strength fiber refers to a fiber having a tensile strength of 10 cN / dtex or more, and is a fiber that does not stretch or break at least under the conditions for expanding the pipe repair member 10. Further, in the case of the pipe repair member 10 that is heated and expanded at a predetermined temperature, the sheath yarn 24 is formed of fibers having a softening temperature higher than the predetermined temperature (heating temperature).

  Specifically, the high-strength fibers forming the sheath yarn 24 include aromatic polyamide fibers, glass fibers, carbon fibers, aromatic polyester fibers, polyparaphenylene benzbisoxazole fibers (PBO fibers), and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers. Etc. can be used. These high-strength fibers may be long fibers or short fibers.

  Such a reinforcing fiber 14 is, for example, a core yarn 22 by adding a lower twist to one or a plurality of general fibers, and a sheath yarn 24 by adding a lower twist to one or a plurality of high-strength fibers. Are combined into a composite yarn in which the sheath yarn 24 is spirally wound around the outer surface of the core yarn 22. A known twisting machine can be used for manufacturing such a reinforcing fiber 14. It is not always necessary to perform the lower twisting in the core yarn 22 and the sheath yarn 24. For example, the core yarn 22 may be a monofilament, as long as it has the strength to maintain the helical shape of the sheath yarn 24 when the reinforcing fibers 14 are arranged in a spiral shape in the tube body 12. On the other hand, the sheath yarn 24 that requires high strength is preferably formed by adding a lower twist to a plurality of high-strength fibers.

  The thickness (fineness) of the reinforcing fiber 14 varies depending on the types of fibers forming the core yarn 22 and the sheath yarn 24, but is, for example, 1000-20000 dtex for the entire reinforcing fiber 14. The entire core yarn 22 is, for example, 500-10000 dtex, and the entire sheath yarn 24 is, for example, 500-10000 dtex. In addition, the twisting condition of the reinforcing fiber 14 can be appropriately designed according to the characteristics required for the reinforcing fiber 14, but the twist coefficient k represented by the following formula (Equation 1) is 0.4-10. Is preferable, and the range of 2.0-7.5 is more preferable.

Here, k represents a twist coefficient, and Tm represents the number of twists [times / m]. D indicates the fineness [dtex], and ρ indicates the density [g / cm ³ ] of the fiber material.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a change state (operation) of the reinforcing fiber 10 when the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is expanded. For example, when expanding the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 at the time of construction, the pipe repair member 10 is heated to about 90-100 ° C. by steam or hot water, and is about 0.05-0.5 MPa. Internal pressure is applied. That is, when the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is expanded, the reinforcing fiber 22 is heated and a force extending in the circumferential direction acts on the reinforcing fiber 22. At this time, the core yarn 22 is reduced in strength by heating, or is stretched by pressurization due to the inherently low strength or high elongation property. On the other hand, the sheath yarn 24 wound around the core yarn 22 (having a spiral shape) is deformed so as to extend straight with respect to the circumferential direction of the pipe repair member 10 as the core yarn 22 extends. . The pipe repair member 10 may be mechanically expanded in diameter after being heated. Further, the pipe repair member 10 may be mechanically expanded without being heated. In this case, the core yarn 22 has a low-strength or high-extension property that is inherent to the pipe repair member. The sheath yarn 24 is deformed as the core yarn 22 is elongated.

  Since the reinforcing fiber 10 exhibits the behavior as shown in FIG. 5 when the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is expanded, the pipe repair member 10 can be expanded in diameter while having the reinforcing fiber 14. In addition, when the sheath thread 24 is straightened (stretched) with respect to the circumferential direction of the pipe repair member 10, the strength of the sheath thread 24 acts, so that the pipe repair member 10 is further expanded. Not diameter. That is, the maximum diameter when the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is expanded is defined by the effective length (the length in the direction perpendicular to the axis or the projected length of the cross section) per circumference of the sheath yarn 24. In FIG. 5, as an example, a state in which the core yarn 22 only expands is shown. However, the core yarn 22 may extend and break, or may not break but only break. Further, in a mode in which the core yarn 22 extends or breaks and the sheath yarn 24 becomes straight, the sheath yarn 24 penetrates into the core yarn 22 so that the sheath yarn 24 bites into the core yarn 22. Can be straight.

  In addition, the elongation rate of the reinforcing fiber 14 (and the diameter expansion rate of the pipe repair member 10) is set to, for example, 5-15%. This is because if the elongation rate of the reinforcing fiber 14 is smaller than 5%, it is difficult to follow (adhere) the curved pipe portion or the bent portion of the existing pipe line 100. This is because when the ratio is larger than 15%, uniform diameter expansion becomes difficult (local expansion). Further, the elongation rate of the reinforcing fibers 14 or the diameter expansion rate of the pipe repair member 10 can be appropriately adjusted by changing the thickness of the reinforcing fibers 14 (particularly the thickness of the core yarn 22) and the number of twists. For example, by making the fineness of the core yarn 22 and the sheath yarn 24 constant and changing the number of lower twists and the number of upper twists, it is possible to adjust the elongation rate of the reinforcing fibers 14 as shown in FIG. .

  Next, a method for manufacturing the pipe repair member 10 will be described. FIG. 7 shows an example of a manufacturing apparatus 50 that manufactures the pipe repair member 10. The manufacturing apparatus 50 includes a first extruder 52, a winding machine 54, and a second extruder 56, and continuously manufactures the pipe repair member 10.

  In the manufacturing apparatus 50, first, a thermoplastic resin such as hard polyethylene melted by the first extruder 52 is extruded into a cylindrical shape to form the inner layer 18, and the formed inner layer 18 is sent to the winding machine 54. The winding machine 54 has a rotating drum 58 that rotates coaxially outside the formed inner layer 18, and a support shaft 60 that extends in an oblique direction is fixed to the rotating drum 58. The bobbin 62 around which the reinforcing fiber 14 is wound is supported rotatably. The winding machine 54 winds the reinforcing fiber 14 around the outer surface of the inner layer 18 fed from the first extruder 52 by releasing the reinforcing fiber 14 from the bobbin 62 while rotating the rotary drum 58. Thereafter, the second extruder 56 coats a thermoplastic resin such as hard polyethylene melted on the outside of the reinforcing fiber 14 to form the outer layer 20, whereby the pipe repair member 10 is manufactured.

  When the reinforcing fiber 14 is wound around the outer surface of the inner layer 18, the reinforcing fiber 14 may be wound around the inner layer 18 fed from the first extruder 52 as it is, or bonded to the outer surface of the inner layer 18. The reinforcing fiber 14 may be wound after the agent is applied. Further, the outer surface of the inner layer 18 may be softened by heating, and the reinforcing fiber 14 may be wound around the inner layer 18. Further, when covering the reinforcing fiber 14 with the outer layer 20, a molten thermoplastic resin may be filled between the reinforcing fibers 14 to form a part of the intermediate layer 16.

  Then, an example of the repair method of the existing pipeline 100 using the pipeline repair member 10 is demonstrated. As described above, the pipe repair member 10 is suitably used for repairing the existing underground pipe line 100 in which the internal pressure acts.

  When repairing the existing pipe line 100, first, a shaft is excavated at both ends (starting point and end point) of the existing pipe line 100 to be repaired, and a steam generator, a winch, or the like is provided near the excavated shaft. Various devices necessary for the construction and the pipe repair member 10 are prepared. The pipe repair member 10 is wound around a drum and carried into a construction site, for example, in a flattened state.

  Next, the pipe repair member 10 is softened by preheating so that the pipe repair member 10 can be easily pulled into the existing pipe 100, and in the softened state, the existing pipe is used by using a pulling wire, a winch or the like. The pipe repair member 10 is inserted into the path 100 (see FIG. 1A). When the pipe repair member 10 is inserted over the entire length of the existing pipe 100 to be repaired, steam (or hot water) is supplied into the pipe repair member 10, and the pipe repair member 10 is moved to 90. While heating to about −100 ° C., an internal pressure of about 0.05 to 0.5 MPa is applied. Then, the pipe repair member 10 is sufficiently heated and softened from the inner surface side and restored to a cylindrical shape (see FIG. 1B), and the diameter is expanded by pressurization, and the pipe line is formed on the entire inner surface of the existing pipe line 100. The outer surface of the repair member 10 is in close contact (see FIG. 1C). At this time, the core yarn 22 of the reinforcing fiber 14 is reduced in strength by heating, for example, and easily stretched or broken by pressurization. Then, as the core yarn 22 extends or breaks, the sheath yarn 24 becomes straight along the circumferential direction of the pipeline repair member 10 (see FIG. 5), so that the pipeline repair member 10 is reinforced by the reinforcing fibers 14. However, the diameter can be increased in the circumferential direction.

  When the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is brought into close contact with the existing pipe 100, cooling air or the like is supplied into the pipe repair member 10 with the internal pressure maintained, and the pipe repair member 10 is cooled and solidified. After that, by repairing the pipe end appropriately, the repair of the existing pipe line 100 using the pipe line repair member 10 is completed. In this way, the pipe repair member 10 in close contact with and integrated with the existing pipe line 100 cooperates with the existing pipe line 100 to have strength and pressure resistance that can withstand the internal pressure from the internal fluid and the external pressure from the earth and sand. Demonstrate. For example, a short-term strength of about 4 MPa can be secured with an internal pressure.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to provide the pipe repair member 10 that can be expanded in the circumferential direction while being reinforced by the reinforcing fibers 14. Further, since it is not necessary to manufacture reinforcing fibers woven in a cylindrical shape, the cost can be reduced and the repair conduit member 10 having a large diameter can be manufactured relatively easily.

  Further, since the diameter can be increased, the repair conduit member 10 has appropriate flexibility. Therefore, the repair pipeline member 10 can be easily inserted into the existing pipeline 100 and can be adapted to a curved pipe portion.

  Furthermore, since the outer diameter of the pipe repair member 10 after the diameter expansion can be adjusted, the pipe repair member 10 can be appropriately brought into close contact with the inner surface of the existing pipe 100. Moreover, since the sheath yarn 24 of the reinforcing fiber 14 supports the internal pressure of the internal fluid after the diameter of the pipe repair member 10 is expanded (after construction), the thickness of the inner layer 18 and the outer layer 20 can be reduced. Thinning can be achieved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing fiber 14 in which the sheath thread 24 is wound around the rod-shaped core thread 22 is used. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the reinforcing fiber 14 is formed by forming the core thread 22 in a spiral shape. The sheath yarn 24 may be formed to extend spirally along the outer surface of the core yarn 22, that is, the core yarn 22 and the sheath yarn 24 may be wound around each other. However, considering the easiness of elongation of the reinforcing fiber 14, the core yarn 22 is preferably rod-shaped.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing fiber 14 extends spirally in only one direction of the pipe reinforcing member 10 in the tube axis direction. However, as in the other embodiments shown in FIG. 14 may extend spirally in two directions in the tube axis direction. That is, the reinforcing fiber 14 may be a two-way winding or a left-right winding that extends in a spiral manner in two layers inside and outside. The reinforcing fiber 14 may be formed in three or more layers. As a result, the strength and pressure resistance of the pipe repair member 10 can be improved.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the inner layer 16 and the outer surface of the intermediate layer 16 including the reinforcing fibers 14 have a three-layer structure covered with the inner layer 18 and the outer layer 20 formed of the thermoplastic resin. It does not necessarily have to be formed. That is, the pipe line repairing member 10 can also have a two-layer structure in which the reinforcing fibers 14 are wound around the pipe wall outer surface of the pipe body 12 in the circumferential direction. In addition, when manufacturing the pipe repair member 10 of a two-layer structure, the process of forming the outer layer 20 is abbreviate | omitted in the manufacturing method of the pipe repair member 10 mentioned above.

  Further, as in another embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the reinforcing fiber sheet 30 is formed using the reinforcing fiber 14, and the reinforcing fiber sheet 30 is wound in the circumferential direction, so that the inside of the tube wall of the tube main body 12 can be obtained. Alternatively, the reinforcing fibers 14 can be wound around the outer surface of the tube wall in the circumferential direction. As the reinforcing fiber sheet 30, for example, a holding sheet such as a film or a non-woven fabric is prepared using the same material as the core yarn 22 such as nylon or polyester, and the reinforcing fiber 14 is extended so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the holding sheet. Attached ones can be used, and at least part of the warp yarns can be woven in plain using the reinforcing fibers 14.

  Further, as in another embodiment shown in FIG. 10, one or a plurality of high-strength fibers are formed in the tube wall of the tube main body 12 or on the outer surface of the tube wall in addition to the reinforcing fibers 14 that spirally extend. It is also possible to arrange the high-strength yarn 32 so as to extend linearly in the tube axis direction. The high-strength yarn 32 may be formed, for example, by twisting a plurality of high-strength fibers such as aromatic polyamide fibers, like the sheath yarn 24. The high-strength yarn 32 may be disposed inside the reinforcing fiber 14 (or the reinforcing fiber sheet 30) or may be disposed outside. By providing the high-strength yarn 32 in this way, the expansion of the pipe repair member 10 in the pipe axis direction is restricted, so that the pipe repair member 10 is difficult to break when pulled into the existing pipe 100. Can be a structure.

  It should be noted that the specific numerical values such as the dimensions mentioned above are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed according to the needs of product specifications and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pipe line repair member 12 ... Pipe main body 14 ... Reinforcing fiber 16 ... Intermediate layer 18 ... Inner layer 20 ... Outer layer 22 ... Core thread 24 ... Sheath thread 30 ... Reinforcing fiber sheet 32 ... High-strength thread 50 ... Manufacture of pipe repair member Device 100 ... Existing pipeline

Claims (8)

After being inserted into the existing pipeline, the pipeline repair member is expanded in diameter and is in close contact with the inner surface of the existing pipeline,
A tube main body formed of a thermoplastic resin, and a reinforcing fiber that is disposed on the tube wall portion of the tube main body and wound in the circumferential direction of the tube main body,
The reinforcing fiber is
A conduit repair member comprising: a core yarn that extends or breaks when the diameter is expanded; and a sheath yarn that is formed of high-strength fibers and is wound around an outer surface of the core yarn.   The pipe repair member according to claim 1, wherein a maximum diameter when the diameter is expanded is defined by an effective length per circumference of the sheath yarn. The pipe repair member is heated at a predetermined temperature to expand the diameter,
The softening temperature of the core yarn is not more than the predetermined temperature,
The conduit repair member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a softening temperature of the sheath yarn is higher than the predetermined temperature.   The pipe repair member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reinforcing fiber is wound in a circumferential direction in at least two inner and outer layers with respect to a pipe axis direction of the pipe main body.   The pipe repair member according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing fiber is formed in a sheet shape and then disposed on a pipe wall portion of the pipe main body.   The pipe line repair member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a high-strength yarn disposed on a pipe wall portion of the pipe body and extending in a pipe axis direction.   A pipe line whose inner surface is repaired by using the pipe line repair member according to claim 1. A method of manufacturing a pipe repair member that is inserted into an existing pipe line, then expanded in diameter and is in close contact with the inner surface of the existing pipe line,
(A) producing a reinforcing fiber formed by a core yarn that expands or breaks when the diameter is expanded and a sheath yarn that is formed by high-strength fibers and is wound around the outer surface of the core yarn;
(B) forming a cylindrical inner layer formed of a thermoplastic resin;
(C) A method of manufacturing a pipe repair member, including a step of winding the reinforcing fiber manufactured in the step (a) around the outer surface of the inner layer formed in the step (b) in the circumferential direction.

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